RANDOM NEWS

Random's Latest Goes Digital


Be sure to grab the EP that's quickly becoming a fan favorite this season. Let the top down or bring the boombox out to the backyard, and let the new Summer jam "Fly" bang. Random's Patches & Glue is now available on iTunes and Amazon.com.
Catch Ran live at the Phoenix Marriott in Mesa, AZ on June 14th or the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ on June 19th.

Random Hosts Film Screening

RAHM Nation's Random  hosted a screening of the upcoming film The Hip Hop Project, starring Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah, in Bulpitt Auditorium of Phoenix College. Following the movie, Big Ran and others in the hip-hop industry lead a discussion about the issues raised.

Random's catalog includes his full-length debut, The Call, and the video game inspired Mega Ran.

Introducing Mega Ran

RAHM Nation’s Random will be laying down his sonic hip-hop skills in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Capcom classic videogame character Mega Man.

To celebrate the videogame landmark Random will be releasing Mega Ran, an album inspired by the classic NES game.

"I just wanted to do something different, so far away from what I had done in the past. Mega Man was my favorite game series ever, and I've always loved the music," says Random. "I decided to step into the Mega Man character. It's pretty funny, silly, and entertaining, but it's good music. Fans of the videogame series will enjoy it."

Click here to order.

Random Remember BIG A Decade Later

“I love it when they call me Big Poppa...”

These were the first words many of us heard from Chris Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. And if you were like me, you hung on every word thereafter. Biggie challenged the status quo in every way. No other emcee before or after had such an impact on East Coast hip-hop. After
Biggie, everyone realized it could still be cool to make you dance. While the rest of NY was in skully hats, Timberlands and Bubble Goose coats, Big styled in Kangol's Versace shades and Coogi sweaters.

I can still remember the day I heard Ready to Die, and the effect it had on me. My jaw dropped from the intro and never recovered. It was raw, gritty, rough. it was tough to listen to sometimes. It was smooth. It was funny. It was Hip-Hop. I listened to it straight through, then
ran to JonBap's house to listen to it again straight through. I've never done that with ANY album.

I copped everything he dropped for the next 4 years. Remixes, B-Sides, mixtapes, even guest features. I remember being pissed off after I bought Lil Kim's Hardcore and he wasn't on it, save for a hook.

Ten years ago this week, Chris was murdered. 10 years! I remember where I was when I heard the news. My mom called me and said, "Turn on the radio! Biggie Big (she could never get his name right ;^) got shot!" I frantically turned on Power 99 to hear sobbing, frustrated callers, and
the instrumental to "Big Poppa" playing in the background. I knew it was over.

The word 'Swagger' is overused today in hip-hop, but B.I.G. personified it. Any man who would spit the line 'Black and ugly as ever' in a verse just KNEW he had a confidence, charm, wit and skill that were completely undeniable.

On an even more personal note, he made it okay for bigger brothers like myself to dress fly, and feel good about themselves. Big's influence on hip-hop is immeasurable. For 4 short years, he strangled the charts, and ruled the roost as far as hip-hop went,. He was the undisputed King of
New York, and dare I say, King of Rap.

During most of my shows, I do a short dedication set to B-I, where I don the Kangol, and the Faux-Sachi (fake Versace) shades in tribute. I don't just do it because it gets a reaction...I do it because his style, his words and his music has touched me in a special way, so I need to say
thanks. Thanks Big.

Is he the greatest? Was he the best? Were his albums classics? Would he still be the best if he were still alive? These are all debatable. But one thing is for certain, he was taken way too soon.


Biggie Smalls is the Illest. R.I.P.
-Random

Random Releases The Call Re:Mixtape


RAHM Nation Recordings, LLC & Random Beats Music present The Call Re:Mixtape. This compilation includes remixes of the original Call tracks, some previously unreleased tracks, and couple brand new songs recorded just for this project. New guest features include Doctor Oscify, JonBap, Sabrina Cuie, and Ohmega Watts, while Ohene, Wordsworth, DN3, and Hasan Salaam return. Remix producers include Raze, Darius Henry, Fingaz & Random Beats himself. Click here to order.

Heed The Call! - In Stores NOW!!!

THE CALL has arrived, now Raheem Jarbo (Random Beats) asks what you will do with it. The Call is available now online and at most fine record stores in Philadelphia, Charlotte, New Jersey, New York, and other select regions.

 

“I'm really proud of this project because it not only represents my growth as an artist but that sometimes maturing means embracing your purpose.”


The critcally acclaimed full-length solo album from Big Ran features underground vets Wordsworth, Ohene, Reef the Lost Cauze, Hasan Salaam, and Hezekiah. With future hits such as the trunk rattling "Raze the Bar," the soulful "Salvation," and the lyrical "Art of War", The Call promises to delight hip-hop fanatics of all walks of life. Order Now from Underground Hip Hop.com and recieve The Call's instrumentals and acapellas while supplies last!.

  • To read Heavy Contact.com's review, click here.
  • To read musicforamerica.com's review, click here.
  • To read musesmuse.com's review, click here.
  • To read hiphoplinguistics.com's review, click here.
    ***Random's RAHM Nation debut: Fundamentals: The EP is now SPECIALLY PRICED. Click for details.
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    APPEARANCES


    JUNE 2008:

    MESA, AZ - ConGames
    Saturday, June 14th, Noon
    @ Phoenix Marriott East
    Random (Live Performance)
    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Mash It Up Thursdays
    Thursday, June 19th, 10 PM
    @ Court Tavern
    Random, Hasan Salaam (Live Performance)

    JULY 2008:

    ORLANDO - Nerdapolooza
    Friday, July 4th, Noon
    @ Taste
    Random (Liver Performance)

    RANDOM (a): Unpredictable, Following no particular pattern, deterministic...a system whose evolution cannot be predicted exactly. Random, aka Random Beats, aka Big Ran personifies what Hip-Hop should be: Spontaneous, fun, and true. His RAHM Nation Recordings debut, Fundamentals: The EP, hit stores in the summer of 2005 and has received rave reviews from hip-hop purists and critics alike. It is a trip to the glory days of hip-hop: no gimmicks or fads, just fierce flows and tight production.
    You can hear Random's distinct delivery and unorthodox production on many of the year's hottest underground releases, such as G.'s The Chancellor,, and Ohene's Rapademics Rerelease.
     
    The Call, Ran's first full-length national release, is a spiritual and politically charged journey into the mind and heart of Random, and is in stores now.
    for more information, contact us at thecall@rahmnation.org.
    Random's EPK